Which Is The World’s Smallest Production Car?

If there’s a marketspace that’s as utterly competitive as it is thriving with new launches and technology, then it is the automotive industry.

From being powered by the steam engines to becoming mainstream ICE to finally being in the thick of the electric revolution, evident today as we speak, cars have always headed towards the future with cutting edge tech and design.

The way they look isn’t the only thing that has changed; what’s also changed rather drastically is how our four wheelers are powered.

As a matter of fact, there might come a day and not too far away in the future where the world will actually be powered by the driverless cars. Self-driven cars, as they are called, are already in operation in the form of several pilot runs and studies in the developed part of the world.

But while much of our world is being powered by exhilarating machinery and several MUV’s and captivating SUV’s, ever wondered how were cars way back in time where spaciousness hadn’t yet become a prime offering?

In other words, ever pondered about which is the world’s smallest production car and where was that car from? Moreover, what’s become of the world’s smallest production car?

Truth be told, the discussion surrounding the world’s smallest production car, which isn’t a topic you or I speak about a lot anyways, had gathered a lot of steam plenty of years since its creation. But even that was a decade back in time.

Back in 2013, a rather interesting auction conducted by RM Sotheby’s came to light that featured the world’s smallest production car. During this sell out event, the Peel P50, which happens to be the world’s smallest production car, went for a massive $120, 750.

Though, that’s not the most interesting facet to know about the one-of-a-kind creation by the Peel Engineering group of the UK. The car, factually speaking, came to light in the year 1962, the first time when it went under production. It would be in the marketplace for the next three years.

A simple drive

At its peak, the Peel P50 was a simpleton. It was a modest offering and one defined by utter utility.

The classic yet most simple definition of what is meant by a micro-car, no more than forty seven went into production in the first year of the Peel P50.

Although functioning (or running) on three-not four- wheels, the Peel P50 featured one seat, one light and exactly one windshield wiper. Rather interestingly, the world’s smallest production car had only one entryway.

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Many 1’s!

And that’s about it.

But the story of the car in itself isn’t the only interesting part; the company responsible for making the Peel P50 was never into making auto as such; Peel engineering had, for the longest time, been known for its prowess in making boats and cruiser fairings.

Cars weren’t really in the works!

The Peel P50 that may just be in store of some private collector’s edition and isn’t anywhere on the roads at all outside of mainstream England, weighed no more than 230 pounds. The body was completely made of fiberglass.

All of that being told, perhaps the most interesting if also disappointing but ultimately understandable fact about the Peel P50 is its top speed. It can go no more than a top speed of 45 kmph.

Technically speaking, it’s still shorter than a Vespa and while it could even fit inside an elevator, it’s rather sad to note that no more than 30 models of the world’s smallest production car are around today.

And that’s it.